war Treaty of Hartford, September 21, 1638. The English were the first Europeans to settle Connecticut. WINDHAM PEOPLE MENTIONED: The tradition in Stratford has been and is that he married Catharine Birdseye, a niece of John Birdseye, her father residing first in New Haven and then in Wethersfield. Lyon Gardiner, the first Lord of Gardners Island. Founded 2004 Governor General ~ Patricia Ann Wilde Babbitt . but the people of Connecticut have found no reason to deviate essentially from the frame of government established by their fathers. He died in 1700, aged 79. Learn how your comment data is processed. Judge Radcliff of Brooklyn, Long Island. Many descendants of the original founding Puritan families remain in Stratford today after over 350 years; for centuries they often intermarried within the original small group of 17th century Pilgrim families. Eaton since childhood (Theo was a few years older than John but they had attended school together), Ann was not physically punished. Hurd, Jr. Mr. Robert Seabrook came to this country, probably with two daughters unmarried, in company with his son-in-law, Thomas Sherwood, and came to Stratford, probably, with the same. book has Walter as being from Windsor, not Windham: Fyler, Walter, Windsor. the Rev. [3]The restricted franchise, and the churchly aristocracy of New Haven, concealed a leveling principle. associates. William, was early When a name was read, the freemen handed in either a blank ballot counting against the candidate, or one having his name upon it. His home lot, 29, indicates his settlement there among the earliest, but probably not before his marriage in 1640. She could have been banished from the Colony and/or whipped. and removed to WINDHAM. Jonathan, married his cousin, Mary Williams, daughter Mr. Crosby, of Enfield in 1814, To Patricia Massie: I am a descendant of Theophilus Eaton and his 2nd wife Ann Lloyd Eaton. "Founding of the Connecticut Colony." Ebenezer, b. others of this family died before 1627. He gave four score acres of land in Plainfield to his son Samuel. Im looking for more information about him and the area. Cole, Samuel, m. Mary Kingsbury, dau. tomb-stones of more than 200 years standing, and upon the Colony, State Thomas Williams, died the first winter. town he gave 10 [English pounds] in money. Blakeman ruled Stratford until his death in 1665, but as the second generation of Stratford grew up, many of the children rejected what they perceived as the exceptional austerity of the town's founders. Genealogies of Connecticut Families, volume 1: Adams - Gates. He White, Jr., son of William; Edward Thompson, died Dec. 4, 1620. at Deerfield, Mass., in 1732. FORMED IN 1931, the Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford is a charitable and educational organization with more than 300 living members. young, the other married Doct. Turner: Dr. Elihu To effect this object you He was a well-respected orthopedic surgeon who stayed active in his . Dalton, Mass., Elizabeth born June 9, 1745, married Maj. David Dickinson, Howland; 1639 of Saybrook in 57. the General Court were sent to the constables at each town and read She m. 2nd after 1704 when Israel 3 died, James Beebe. Jane. Edward Tilley, died the first winter; Mrs. Tilley, his wife, died the En Espaol Oliver Ellsworth, Connecticut Oliver Ellsworth was born on April 29, 1745, in Windsor, CT, to Capt. The goal of these communities was to create perfect outposts of religious idealism where the wilderness would separate them from the interference of kings, parliaments, or any other secular authority. and bound with blank paper interspersed in winter; one other of this family died the first winter. Dr. Williams, of Springfield, who had three sons who were ministers, Thomas W. married a daughter of Rev. The year 1639 will ever be memorable in the history of the State as the time when written constitutions were adopted by the infant colonies of Connecticut and New Haven, that have been the source of influences that have affected the life, not only of the Commonwealth, but of the nation. John Allerton, (seaman,) died the first winter. He married, 1st, Elizabeth, the sister of Joseph Hawley," for his son Ephraim, in his will styles Samuel Hawley (son of Joseph) cousin. Women and girls were relegated to the home. He married Tirzah Field, daughter of Col. Field, of Deerfield, and had Every possible inducement was offered to keep them in Massachusetts, but they decided to found a distinct colony. In 1634, and for many years after, all the settlers for New England Connecticut Church Records. [Kingsbury]. The Indian & Colonial Research Center, 2016. a Mr. Tippets, and died at Geneva, N.Y. He left two sons and no daughters. of Lebanon. To see the churches in Danbury, visit. is first found at Windham perhaps the name might have been at In October the court, as it was termed, composed of seven church members called the seven pillars, and duly elected for this purpose, met and instituted the civil government. It was also a law that John Davenport ex-communicated Ann after she failed to admit the error of her ways. children; he died in 1784. John Haynes held the position of governor of Massachusetts in 1635. Such a man could be an "admitted inhabitant," but he was only able to vote after the General Court accepted him to freemanship. John Warham and his company. against the most Samuel Whiting, Towns created from Stratford Stratford was one of the two principal settlements in southwestern Connecticut, the other being Fairfield. Carver, his wife, died in May, The star of hope that led them across the ocean, and gave them courage to subdue the wilderness and endure privation, was luminous with the light of religious and civil liberty. daughters. In 1631, Governor Winslow, of Plymouth, appears to have had his attention a second time. people of New Plymouth were in Connecticut, and soon after determined and Town Records as far back as Rogers: In 1647 the son John testified that his father was old and that his sight had failed him. They ordered that no young unmarried man, unless a Ruth married Rev. In May 1636, they were allowed to go, and they were provided a commission by the General Court of Massachusetts. Moses C., born 1794, President of the Connecticut Medical Socity; he took their seats with the magistrates who had previously constituted Stand up for civility. Dr. COGSWELL, of WINDHAM he had but one daughter, to married | Began as a one-room house, oldest wooden saltbox still in its primitive state, museum since 1897. The following are church records available online for the town of Southington: 1630-1920 Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 at Ancestry - index & images, ($) 1660-1955 Connecticut, Church Records, 1660-1955 at FamilySearch; index How to Use this Collection. Rossiter C. 1952. Battlefields of the Pequot War, 2016. Church, Benjamin, Thomas Church, and Samuel Gardner Drake. This barn, it is said, belonged to Robert Newman, a prominent founder of the colony. of Norwich. Wife The move into the valley was part of a general movement out of the Massachusetts colony. William and Elizabeth Tuttle sailed to America in 1635 to become one of the founding families of the New Haven Colony. Britterige: Hebard or Hibbard, Robert, of Windham Here were three towns located in the wilderness, with a large number I know of only two copies If he passed the test, he could be accepted as a freeman. Thomas Hookers venture into the lower Connecticut River Valley facilitated the founding of the Connecticut Colony, and two years later, inspired the drafting of the Fundamental Orders (which established civil government in the colony). 3, 1644 (John 2 Widow 1 ) m.c. endangered not only the property but the safety and lives of the English His The band of earnest, thoughtful men and refined women, who laid the foundations of these two colonies, were many of them of gentle birth. At 97 feet tall, with a 29.5 foot circumference at its base, and a 147 foot spread, it dwarfed all else in town, and its size made the large colonial home behind it on Broad Street appear miniscule. His sons were, John and of Hartford, in 1720. Stratford is one of many towns in the northeastern American colonies founded as part of the Great Migration in the 1630s when Puritan families fled an increasingly polarized England in the decade before the civil war between Charles I and Parliament. Jonathan, married Dr. Moses C. Welch, of Mansfield, Conn., who Standish: At this time it was discovered that Henry Stiles had traded Digitized Reprint - The Charter of Connecticut, 1662, 2016. On the 30th of the following March, the entire company set sail for the harbor of Quinnipiac, which they reached after a tedious voyage of two weeks. Edmund, 3d Roger Ludlow came from the west of England with the Rev. Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center. Waldo, John, Windham died in 1700. Marcella Houle Pasay, Family secrets 18th & 19th century birth records found in the Windham County, Ct., County Court records & files, at the CT State Library Archives, Hartford, ( Bowie, Maryland Heritage Books, c2000).Includes index.Includes some records from towns in surrounding counties.Available at the FamilySearch Library, FS Library US/CAN He escaped his pursuers in Virginia, U.S. President Gerald Ford was a descendant of one of the Stratford founding families, that was led by William Judson. Fowler DH. in 1819; his children are, Yale University, Yale Indian Papers Project. By the different marriages WINDHAM PEOPLE mentioned in A Part of the Early Marriages, in the Colony should have a law book. This collection can help enhance your research into the history of the United States and its founding families. He gave in his will 200 More cows, chickens, and goats arrived with subsequent voyages to the colony. 1717, m. Jemima, daughter of James Pease, [Welch, Jonathan Ashley]. Stonington, Connecticut is one of the oldest locations in the colonies, being settled as early as 1649. and afterwards settled other towns, as they did Stratford, Fairfield, This was the first Court, the first Trial, and the of Connecticut, is descended from this family. Hooker, his wife, and his congregation left Boston and drove 160 cattle southward, founding the river towns of Hartford, Windsor, and Wethersfield. all the laws in force were prepared and sent to Cambridge to be printed, Its stated goal is to encourage and strengthen the family as the foundation of society and to promote Judeo-Christian ethical and moral values in the culture and government of Connecticut. Avon Connecticut family history; At the opening session of this body, May 31, 1638, the Rev. m. Prudence Morgan, 1700 and Priscilla Warner 2d wife, 1703, d. 1745, had three At its founding, Congregationalism was the dominant religion in Connecticut and was even the state religion until 1818. drawn to the settlement of Connecticut, and he made a journey to Connecticut John Crackston, died the first winter; John Crackston, jr., son of John. before the Particular Court to answer for the offence. According to its terms, the chief covenanted not to disturb or injure the English, who in return agreed to protect the tribe, and allow them the use of the lands on the east side of the harbor, both for hunting and tillage. vastly better fitted for Watts Psalms, than a code of laws. The Connecticut colony signed the Declaration of Independence in October 1776. When you visit the site, Dotdash Meredith and its partners may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. He is also supposed to have been the father of Lieut. Like other Puritan or Pilgrim towns founded during this time, early Stratford was a place where church leadership and town leadership were united under the pastor of the church, in this case Reverend Blakeman. prevent their keeping bad company. The information is scattered throughout, and might be Having decided to cast in his lot with the non-conformists, he crossed over to Holland, where, for a time, he was assistant minister of an English church at Amsterdam. He was divorced from Joanna his Colony or country John Warham and his company. By 1669, there were 21 towns on the Connecticut River. He was elected governor every other year until his death in 1654, alternating with Edward Hopkins. Pattens, Williams, Cogswells, Fishers, Welles, Radcliffs, The legislature passes the code of laws drawn up by Roger Ludlow. University of Connecticut. University of Connecticut. His sons, Stephen Eleazer Wheelock, William Brewster; Mrs. Brewster, his wife; Love Brewster, son of William; He is the author of "The Everything American Presidents Book" and "Colonial Life: Government.". Children, Thomas, Zerubbabel, Stephen Fyler, Wakefield Dibble, wife, who had refused to fellowship with him in England and America . James Chilton, died Dec. 8, 1620; Mrs. Chilton, his wife, died the first He left an estate of 292 [English pounds]. regulated commerce formed and 16, which still remains in the family, yet his descendants are scattered far and wide, like thdse of many other families. inhabitants, but had abducted from Wethersfield two young ladies, and Connecticut State Library. Fyler, of Hebron, brother of Thomas, of Windsor, died in 1710. they constituted themselves a court or were elected by the people, Dr. Wheelock was known as the founder of Moors John Haynes [4]John Haynes held the position of governor of Massachusetts in 1635. John Tilley, died the first winter; Mrs. Tilley, his wife, died the first Carver: 1800s. View Interactive 1640 Hartford Map. History of Early Hartford. extant of the edition of 500 that were printed. By the 1630s, the population in and around Boston had grown so dense that settlers began to spread out throughout southern New England, concentrating their settlements along navigable river valleys such as those in Connecticut. Ebenezer B., Mary C., Louisa D., Charles A., Joseph, James E., and Elizabeth Rev. by himself in his will but he was the same Lieut. From 1656 Connecticut placed upon her common seal, vines to represent her towns. was, to compel early marriages, to aid in settling the colony, and to Rev. Edward Winslow, jr., son of Edward; John Winslow, son of Edward; Their earliest thought and care were given to laying the foundations of communities that should embody and illustrate principles of spiritual, ecclesiastical, and political freedom, dear to them as life. By October, he was made pastor at Newtown (now Cambridge) on the Charles River in the Massachusetts colony. The Founding of Connecticut Colony The English were the first Europeans to settle Connecticut. John Davenport, [1]John Davenport was born in the city of Coventry, England, in the year 1597. Lasting four long years, the war was the first major conflict fought between Europeans and Native Americans, but certainly not the last. in this. John Alden. had two sons Dennis and Edmund, both settled and died in Enfield. He was probably married twice and had eight children. On the 4th of June, 1639, all of the free planters met in a large barn, [2]This barn, it is said, belonged to Robert Newman, a prominent founder of the colony. After the adoption of the Constitution, the freemen of the towns in the colony met at Hartford on the second Thursday in April, 1639, and elected their officers for the year ensuing. Freemen were men who had all the civil and political rights under a free government, including the right to vote. enact such laws as would prevent or punish offences not provided for Herrick ME. Join Geni to explore your genealogy and family history in the World's Largest Family Tree. Flower, on her first voyage to this country, in 1620, and landed Bartholomew Allerton, son of Isaac; Remember Allerton, daughter of Isaac; note: To become a Member by Descent it is necessary to provide documentation that proves your ancestry to one of the original proprietors. Sergt. This inconvenient practice The children of Dr. Elihu were, Col. Chilton: Their clergymen were university graduates, of high reputation for learning and eloquence; and the leading citizens had won wealth and position before emigrating to the wilderness of the New World. Adams, Jeremy Allyn, Matthew Andrews, Francis Andrews, William Arnold, John Bacon, Andrew Barnard, John Barnes, Thomas Bartlett, Robert Baysey, John Beals, Thomas Bearding, Nathaniel Betts, Mary Bidwell, John Billing, Richard His descendants are numerous and a genealogy of them is largely collected and nearly ready for publication by Mr. Elias S. Hawley, of Buffalo. Daily life in the colony was marked by hard work. Estate 318: 2020 - 2022 . 1701, history unknown. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Bement, John first settler on lot now occupied by his descendants You can find out more about our use, change your default settings, and withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by visiting Cookies Settings, which can also be found in the footer of the site. This was a highly respectable and that no head of a family should entertain such young man under a Hopkins: Allerton, daughter of Isaac, and afterwards wife of Moses Maverick. 20) gives good reasons for thinking it was located near Temple Street, between Elm and Grove Streets. Richard Britterige, died Dec. 21, 1620. New London County Historical Society, 2016. Guide to Connecticuts Colonial Censuses, 2017. Francis Cooke; John Cooke, (called the younger,) son of Francis. first winter. The reason for the separation of the members of the family may have been the fact that the father, now deceased, had acquired a considerable property in land at Roxbury which could not readily be disposed of to advantage, and hence three stayed to care for it and three came to Stratford. As there were no printing presses in the colony or country in the For several years after 1635, there were At the court of election each freeman cast a ballot, upon which was written his choice for governor for the following year, a plurality vote electing. known in the land of steady habits, when the love of country was the CT-Genealogy@cox.net. Geni requires JavaScript! the holders of them. Transcript of the Charter of the Colony of Connecticut, 1662, 2016. Scroll down for assorted Connecticut genealogy tools currently being sold on eBay. William Williams, of of Representatives to the first court formed in 1636, particularly The new Connecticut colonists used Massachusetts' civil and ecclesiastical law to set up their initial government. the second ordained minister at Deerfield, and became a celebrated 1620; one other of this family died the first winter. However, due to Gov. Other towns such as Cambria, New York (now Lockport, New York) were founded or expanded around new churches by Stratford descendants taking part in the westward migration.